Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Butler	...	Mike Banning
Aaron Eckhart	...	President Benjamin Asher
Finley Jacobsen	...	Connor
Dylan McDermott	...	Forbes
Rick Yune	...	Kang
Morgan Freeman	...	Speaker Trumbull
Angela Bassett	...	Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
Melissa Leo	...	Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Radha Mitchell	...	Leah
Cole Hauser	...	Roma
Phil Austin	...	Vice President Charlie Rodriguez
James Ingersoll	...	Admiral Nathan Hoenig
Freddy Bosche	...	Diaz
Lance Broadway	...	O'Neil
Sean O'Bryan	...	Ray Monroe

Storyline

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

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Plot Keywords:

White House | Terrorist | Attack | Rescue | Secret Service Agent | 

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Taglines:

When our flag falls our nation will rise.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

22 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

White House Taken

Filming Locations:

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,373,794 (USA) (22 March 2013)

Gross:

$59,593,276 (USA) (3 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, West Coast Film Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Winona Ryder was the studio's first choice to play the First Lady.

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Goofs

During one of the newscasts the banner on the screen reads "Terrorist Attack White House".

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Quotes

Mike Banning: Here's a game we can play. It's called "Fuck Off". You go first.

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Connections

References THX 1138 (1971)
A Secret Service agent enters the code 1138 to enter the White House bunker.

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Soundtracks

"Christmas with the Man I Love"
Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) and Sara Dowling

User Reviews

When's the Sequel?

Mike Banning(Gerard Butler) kicks butt and takes names in this film! It is like Die Hard in the White House. It actually would be Die Hard except there are better fighting scenes and a secret service agent taking on terrorists is a much more plausible story line than a New York cop going all Rambo. The plot is easy to understand, which is just what you want for a big action flick. That way there is no need to over think things - just sit back and watch some awesome explosions and sweet fights!

There are a few emotional situations that are a bit underdeveloped, but that is expected. After all, its a rated R action movie not a PG13 Nicholas Sparks one! The 2 hour run time was almost entirely focused on the action which is exactly what you want to pay for when you see a movie like this.

It's R rating comes almost solely from violence, there is little swearing and no sexuality.

You want my advice? See it! And do so in the big screen.